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Alterman’s Gambit Guide: Vienna Gambit - Part 4

Opening: C29: Vienna Gambit

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The Vienna Gambit with 1 e4 e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 (or 2... Nc6) 3 f4 is a wilder scion of the Vienna Game, and it firmly belongs to the 19th Century when Rudolph Spielmann was flying the lone flag of romanticism in the face of scientific chess. But the Vienna Gambit is still as deadly now as it was back then; where Black can very quickly become the victim of a bludgeoning whirlwind attack if he isn't careful. And in his latest Gambit Guide series, GM Boris Alterman believes now could well by the time again to shock and awe your opponents with the Vienna Gambit.